Aloha nui kākou, 

E Hoʻi Nā Wai is a one-year, Professional Development program that is funded through a Title III collaborative grant between Honolulu Community College and Kapiʻolani Community College, named Kūkalahale: Building an Indigenous-Serving Institution through Professional Development. The overarching theme of this collaborative project is indigenous education frameworks in professional development. The goals of this project are: 1) To increase HonCC and KapCC’s capacity to implement indigenous education frameworks and to support student success on each campus; and 2) To increase access to training on indigenous education methodologies to other campuses in support of the University of Hawaii’s mission to become a model indigenous-serving institution.

E Hoʻi Nā Wai is built upon the solid foundation of the Hoʻāla Hou Culture & Place-Based Professional Development program that was implemented at Honolulu Community College. Like the Hoʻāla Hou professional learning program, E Hoʻi Nā Wai will expand the ala ʻike from ʻike pilina (relationships with one another), ʻike honua (relationships to places)  and ʻike pīkoʻu (personal growth and development) and explore additional ala ʻike from the Nā Honua Mauli Ola educational framework. 

***Please work with your supervisor if you wish to participate in any training or workshop that takes you away from performing your normal work duties. For sessions that are two hours or more, a training request should be submitted to your supervisor.  Note that this does not apply to instructional faculty.***